Young Shire was a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was located adjacent to the Olympic Highway.

Young Shire was created on 1 July 1980 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Young with the surrounding Burrangong Shire.

The Shire included the town of Young and the small towns of Maimuru, Milvale, Thuddungra, Bribbaree, Monteagle, Wirrimah, Bendick Murrell, Koorawatha and Murringo.

In 2016, Young Shire was amalgamated into Hilltops Council. The last mayor of Young Shire Council was Brian Ingram, an independent politician.

Council

Composition and election method At the time of dissolution, Young Shire Council was composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The last election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the council was as follows:

PartyCouncillors  Independents and Unaligned 8 Total 8

The final Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, was:

CouncillorPartyNotes  Ben Cooper Independent Deputy Mayor  John McGregor Unaligned Deceased  John Walker Unaligned   Brian Mullany Independent  Tony Wallace Unaligned   Brian Ingram Independent Mayor  Sandy Freudenstein Unaligned   Allan Miller Independent

Previous mayors and deputy mayors Young Shire 1980-2016 TermMayorDeputy mayorNotes 2012–2016 Brian Ingram Ben Cooper 2012–2016 John Walker Ben Cooper 2008–2012 Stuart Freudenstein 2004–2008 Gerry Bailey John McGregor 1999–2003 John Walker John McGregor 1995–1999 A.M. (Tony) Hewson Gerry Bailey 1992–1996 1988–1992 1984–1988 1980–1984

Municipality of Young 1882-1980 TermMayorNotes 1980 1979 1978 1977 J. W. Burrows 1972–1976 R. B. Favero 1966–1972 E. G. Smith 1960–1966 W. R. Tate 1957–1959 R. L. Howard 1952–1957 G. S. Smith 1950–1951 R. N. Blackett 1949–1950 N. F. Batley 1948 C. M. Western 1945–1947 J. J. Paterson 1944 C. M. Western 1943 J. J. Paterson 1942 C. M. Western 1941 Dr A. M. Purchas 1938–1940 A. J. Rabbetts 1936–1937 C. M. Western 1934–1935 A. J. Rabbetts 1932–1933 C. G. Prescott 1931 H. F. Lazzarini 1930 C. G. Prescott 1928–1929 John "Jack" McLennan 1927 James Rintoul 1925–1926 T. F. Tresilian 1922–1924 A. J. Rabbetts 1921 W. F. Weedon 1918–1920 A. J. Rabbetts 1917 James Rintoul 1916 A. J. Rabbetts 1913–1915 L. R. Tierney 1911–1912 G. S. Whiteman 1910 L. R. Tierney 1909 James Rintoul 1908 (part) W. M. Ehrlich 1908 (part) G. S. Whiteman In 1908 Ald. Whiteman resigned in October from the chair; and Ald. Ehrlich was elected for the remainder of the term. 1907 W. J. Hills 1906 John Learmont 1903–1905 G. S. Whiteman 1902 Donald Mackenzie 1902 G. S. Whiteman 1900–1901 L. L. Hogan 1899 James Gordon 1895–1898 Donald Mackenzie 1894 W. J. Hills 1893 R. B. Armstrong 1892 Edward Taylor 1891 Dr John T. Heeley 1890 C. Hourn 1889 John Forsythe 1888 George Arthur Cranfield 1887 John Forsythe 1886 John Rogan 1884–1885 William Sharp 1883 John W. Russell 1882 Peter Cram

Burrangong Shire 1906-1980 TermShire PresidentNotes 1971- J. P. Johnson 1967–1971 Robert Henry Tout 1955–1967 W. W. Sharrock 1950–1955 Hector M. D. McFarlane 1949–1950 Eric Campbell 1948–1949 V. P. Bragg 1945–1948 Richard H. Thackeray 1940–1945 V. P. Bragg 1937–1940 Charles Crichton 1931–1937 H. G. M. Thacheray 1926–1931 Sidney Taylor 1917–1926 Charles Crichton 1906–1917 William Browne

Amalgamation A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that Boorowa Council merge with adjoining councils. The NSW Government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger between the Young, Harden and Boorowa shires to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately . Following the lodging of an alternate proposal by Harden Shire on 28 February 2016 to amalgamate the Cootamundra, Gundagai and Harden shires, the NSW Minister for Local Government proposed a merger between the Boorowa and Young shires.

Young Shire was abolished on 12 May 2016 and along with Boorowa Council and Harden Shire, the area was included in a new Hilltops Council local government area.

References

External links

Young Shire Council Young Visitor Information (official) Young Shire Council business site